Written by Matt Hauth Friday, 13 March 2009 00:41
Do you ever wonder if you will get the chance to play Cypress Point? I know I do. Paco works at Cypress Point. He says that he has played the course at least 2,000 times. Wow I am very jealous of Paco.
In my humble view, Cypress Point - the Sistine Chapel of Golf - is the finest locale to tee it up on Earth. The course sits regally on a dramatic thrust of links-land that is the westernmost point of the spectacular Monterey Peninsula, an area author Robert Lewis Stevenson once called, "The greatest meeting of land and sea in the world." No argument from me. With only 250 members and an exclusivity that makes Augusta National seem like a muni, it's all but impossible for a non-member to play. Although I'm as public a golfer as you'll find, I've had the good fortune to play Cypress Point.
It was strictly a matter of serendipity on how my round happened. My brother Patrick was an executive chef for a local hotel in Monterey and had become friendly with the head chef at Cypress Point. As the course averages less that 20 golfers a day, and not many more for lunches or dinners in the white-clapboard clubhouse, there is plenty of free time for the hired help. The club allows its employees to play in the afternoons during the week.
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